Legal Hissy Articles

When Mark Wahlberg was 16 years old, he tried to rob a man who was carrying two cases of beer. He beat the man with a stick. He called the man a “Vietnamese f-cking sh-t”. Then he fled the scene and ran into another man, also Vietnamese. Marky Mark ended up punching this man in the eye. Full Story

I don’t know much about Southern Belles (besides what I learned from watching Designing Women), but yesterday I wrote about a Preserve post titled “The Allure of Antebellum” (click here for a refresher). I called the piece tone deaf, but Gawker threw down a firmer approach, including clearly marked bracketed edits that referenced slavery and institutionalized white supremacy. Full Story

Lindsay Lohan is suing Grand Theft Auto. Apparently there’s a character in the game called Lacey Jonas who lives at the Chateau Marmont who poses with her fingers in a peace sign while wearing a red bikini. Also, they allegedly used her likeness to promote the game. You know who else is suing Grand Theft Auto? Some woman from Mob Wives. Full Story

Many years ago, I wrote about the hierarchy of celebrity tabloids. In short, PEOPLE and US Weekly at the top, and the bottom feeders are Star, IN TOUCH, and Life & Style. If you’ve been reading my blog long enough, you know I rarely bother with a story that originates from the last three. Full Story

Most of them most the time just threaten to sue. They have their lawyer make a statement to the media all like, “we will be pursuing legal action” but the legal action never happens. Like Ashton Kutcher. And Chris Martin. And Jessica Simpson.
Tom Cruise however...
Tom Cruise didn’t just pretend to sue and not sue. Full Story